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Professor of Infectious Diseases
University of Georgia, USA
Email: fquinn@uga.edu
VALIDATE Role:
Network Investigator
Research Keywords:
Development of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Viruses, TB
Biography:
Frederick D Quinn, PhD, is Athletic Association Professor of Infectious Diseases, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia. Dr Quinn oversaw several laboratory groups at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta investigating bacterial disease outbreaks including Brazilian Purpuric Fever, Cat Scratch Disease, meningococcal meningitis, Buruli ulcer, and ultimately tuberculosis. Dr Quinn’s current research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis in various host species with the ultimate goal of developing improved vaccines and diagnostic tests for human and animal tuberculosis disease prevention.
Related Webpages:
University of Georgia Profile
Key Publications:
- Gupta, T., N. Somanna, T. Rowe, M. LaGatta, S. Helms, S.O. Owino, T. Jelesijevic, S. Harvey, W. Jacobs, T. Voss, K. Sakamoto, C. Day, C. Whalen, R. Karls, B. He, S.M. Tompkins, A. Bakre, T. Ross, and F. Quinn. 2022. Ferret transmission model for tuberculosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 12:873416.
- Yassine, E., R. Galiwango, W. Ssengooba, F. Ashaba, M.L. Joloba, S. Zalwango, C. Whalen, and F. Quinn. 2021. Assessing transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a defined social network using single nucleotide polymorphism threshold analysis. Microbiologyopen. 10(3):e1211.
- Abreu, R., P. Giri, and F. Quinn. 2020. Host-pathogen interaction as a novel target for host-directed therapies in tuberculosis. Front Immunol. 11: 1553.
- Marais, B.J., B.M. Buddle, L-M. de Klerk-Lorist, P. Nguipdop-Djomo, F. Quinn, and C. Greenblatt. 2019. BCG vaccination for bovine tuberculosis; conclusions from the Jerusalem One Health Workshop. Transbound Emerging Dis. 66(2):1037-1043.
- Gupta, T, M. LaGatta, S. Helms, R.L. Pavlicek, S.O. Owino, K. Sakamoto, T. Nagy, S.B. Harvey, M. Papania, S. Ledden, K.T. Schultz, C. McCombs, F.D. Quinn, and RK Karls. 2018. Evaluation of a temperature-restricted, mucosal tuberculosis vaccine in guinea pigs. Tuberculosis. 113:179-188.
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